Noise Floor

[Welder]

I was wondering if anyone else tests their hearing on a regular basis.
When I worked in avionics the company that employed me paid for and arranged regular hearing tests and I've sort of continued having an annual test.
If anyone does/has had their hearing tested has their receptiveness to high frequency sound deteriorated over time; coz I know there are lotsa old bastards here ;)

The other thing I wondered about is whether or not people here measure their listening environment noise floor.
This has become particularly relevant to me having moved from a rural, to town setting recently.
I used to get a -23Db noise floor late evenings in the rural setting; I struggle to get below -40Db at the same time where I live now and it pisses me orf no end :steam:

[Tea24]

I had my hearing tested just the other day and the specialist told me I had lost 25% of my high frequency receptiveness with age (nearly 65) I also suffer from Tinnitus. He told me that they start to worry when the HF deterioration is 45%.

Nevertheless this obviously affects my music listening though not worryingly so, but I have often wondered whether Shahinian speakers would make the auditory experience different as there is no sweet spot - I certainly couldn't live without my balance control, though I don't alawys need it, it depends on the record.:cool:

[Steve Toy]

Isn't -40dB lower than -23dB? :scratch:

[Welder]

You are absolutely correct Steve Toy :doh:
In fact that whole bit is complete nonsense given I haven’t even got decibels correctly noted and dont seem to be able to spell "off" :confused:
My excuse is it was late and copy and paste with the intention of filling in the numbers afterwards with the appropriate smiley failed miserably.
It should have read:
I used to get a 28-23 dB noise floor late evenings in the rural settings :) and now I struggle to get below 45-40 dB at the same time of day where I live now :( ;it pisses me off no end :steam:

[Batty]

-40 would be very quiet